Xbox One 2014 operating system versions and system updates

The list below shows the Xbox One operating system version number and what features were added or updated based on the system updates in 2014.

To find your Xbox One console’s operating system version:

Press the Xbox button to open the guide.

Select System > Settings.

Select System > Console info.

Your OS version is located in the second row.

Note If you’re in the middle of a system update and need to find your operating system version on your console, pull both the left and right triggers and both the left and right bumpers on your controller at the same time. The operating system version is listed as Build and is the second line down.

OS version: 6.2.11785.0 (xb_rel_1411.141104-1838) fre

Choose a custom color as a theme or achievement art as your background image and those will show on any Xbox One that you sign in on with your account.

Use the Media Player app to pick off any JPG or PNG image from a USB attached drive or a home media server that supports DLNA. While viewing a picture/photo in full-screen mode, press the Menu button and choose “Set as background” – your custom image is stored locally on that Xbox One console.

Gamer Profile

Share your location and bio as part of your profile.

Select a set of showcase items that are displayed when other gamers look at your profile on an Xbox One console.

Use Xbox One SmartGlass or an Xbox One console to add or remove up to six game clips or achievements that will be displayed in a carousel format.

Use Xbox One SmartGlass to browse to other people’s profiles and check out their showcase items.

Tweet about your favorite game clips

Share your favorite Xbox One game clips with your followers on Twitter.

Live TV updates

Live TV Trending

Users in the U.S., Canada, and the UK will see a new “Trending” tab in OneGuide that displays the top 20 most watched TV shows, with the list filtered down to the shows currently available to you based on your OneGuide settings.

The Live TV on Xbox trending list is updated by the minute, so you can easily discover shows that are popular with other viewers.

Twitter TV Trending

Users in the U.S. will see what Live TV is trending based on the highest number of tweets.

The Trending tab in OneGuide is updated to display Live TV on Twitter first and Live TV on Xbox trending second.

Tweets in MiniGuide

Users in the U.S. will see the actual tweets for the Live TV shows in real time and quickly find the Twitter #hashtag to join the conversation.

Recents and Favorites in MiniGuide

MiniGuide has been updated to include your favorite TV channels in a combined Recents and Favorites area

MiniGuide can now be activated via voice by saying “Xbox Select – MiniGuide” while watching TV.
Note Xbox One voice commands are not available in all regions. To find out if voice options are available in your country or region, see Xbox One Feature Availability. In the chart on that page, check the Premium/Natural Voice (including "Xbox On") feature to see if it’s available in your locale.

Internet Explorer (IE) updates

From the Address Bar in Internet Explorer, you can easily snap from a full-screen experience and move Internet Explorer into snap mode.

Internet Explorer will show a number when something is newly added to featured sites.

Newly added sites will also display a badge (denoted by an asterisk (*) in the upper-right corner) until you launch them, or until seven days have passed since the site was added to the Featured list.

Microsoft Store on Xbox One improvements

Microsoft Store pages on Xbox One have been improved to enable you to more quickly browse and find content.

Navigation buttons are moved to the far left so you can find them easier.

Quickly find game add-ons and perform store-specific searches; recommendations are more prominently displayed.

Store categories have been standardized so you can easily see the top items in each query at a glance.

Restart Now

Cleanly power cycle your console using the new Restart Now button available in the Settings area of the Dashboard. Select Settings, Power & startup, and the new Restart Now button to shut down and restart your Xbox One console in cases where you need to refresh your IP address or follow troubleshooting steps supplied on support.xbox.com.

Smartglass updates

Friends’ Game Activity on SmartGlass allows you to see a list of your friends who have played a given game within the Xbox One SmartGlass experience.

For gamers with an Xbox Live Gold membership, you can browse “Free Games with Gold” and discounted content with Gold and initiate download of the content to your Xbox One console from your mobile device.

A new section for Apps designed to make it easier to find and download apps for your Xbox One.

A new Coming Soon filter for games and add-ons makes it easier to see upcoming Xbox One releases sorted by anticipated release date.

OS version: 6.2.11653.0 (xb_rel_1410.141009-1648) fre

Release date

10/15/2014

New or updated features

Snap updates

Updated the Snap Center to include quick access to:

Friends

Messages

Game DVR

Clock

Battery indicator

A double tap of the Xbox button on your controller will bring up a menu that allows you to open a new app in Snap mode, close the current snapped app, or switch focus between your game and your running snapped app.

Two apps have been optimized for Snap mode:

Friends Snap App – Access your friends list without leaving the game. Quickly check your friends list to see who's online right now and take actions like send message, invite, or join.

Messages Snap App – You’ll be able to open, read, and respond to messages in Snap mode, and messages will now be displayed in a threaded conversation view.

Achievements App

Updated to enable sharing of achievements you've unlocked with captions.

See a list of friends who have unlocked specific achievements.

Updated achievements Snap landing page that shows achievements on recently played games when a user is not actively playing a game.

Friends section

The new Friends hub enables you to see at a glance what’s going on with your friends.

Stay up to date with your friend’s current activities.

View most popular games your friends are playing.

View the gamerscore leaderboard to see who has improved their gamerscore over the last 30 days.

New SmartGlass features

View a list of your top games in your profile.

View a list of your friends' most popular games in the Friends section of SmartGlass.

Universal remote control functionality added for the 11 countries getting OneGuide TV listings. These users will be able to use their mobile device to control their Xbox, TV, and/or cable/satellite box.

Media Player app update

DLNA streaming is now supported. With this update, you will be able to easily access and play music, and watch photo slideshows or movies stored on home media servers and devices that support the DLNA server protocols.

MKV files are now supported.

Live TV MiniGuide

For markets where OneGuide is available, a new MiniGuide on the bottom of the screen will display details about the TV content that is currently playing. You can:

Quickly change channels.

See what’s on other channels.

Tune to the previous channel or other recent channels.
All while watching your current TV show.

You can also launch MiniGuide using voice, by saying “Xbox Select – MiniGuide,” or by using the thumbstick on your controller.
Note Xbox One voice commands are not available in all regions. To find out if voice options are available in your country or region, see Xbox One Feature Availability. In the chart on that page, check the Premium/Natural Voice (including "Xbox On") feature to see if it’s available in your locale.

OneGuide in 11 new countries

Live TV listings and schedules will be made available to customers on Xbox One and SmartGlass for:

Belgium

Chile

Colombia

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Portugal

Poland

Sweden

Switzerland

Russia

Internet TV Apps

Apps with live TV channels can now include their TV listings within OneGuide.

The first app to support this feature will be Zattoo with an upcoming content update for their app. The Zattoo app is available in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, and Denmark.

Live TV initial setup experience

Improved by attempting to automatically detect the set-top box connected to the HDMI-In port on a user’s Xbox One.

Enable users to select “On start, go to TV” for their Xbox One consoles.

For existing users, a one-time message will appear on next use highlighting this new capability,

Updated Devices & accessories page

To access the new page, go to Settings and select Devices & accessories.

Select a device to:

Find – You can also more easily find (or identify) a controller by making it vibrate.

Assign – “Assign” accessories to specific users, such as assigning a headset to a specific gamer.

Update – You can update the firmware for an individual device.

Password resets just got better

We’re making it easier and more secure to reset your password and add protection to your accounts. Starting around the 3rd week of October, if you haven’t set up security info, we’ll ask you to provide an alternate email or cell phone number to use if you ever need your password reset.

You’ll only need to set this up once per account, and you won’t need it every time you sign in.

OS version: 6.2.11274.0 (xb_rel_1407.140703-1704) fre

Release date

7/7/2014

New or updated features

Snap Mode for Achievements

An easier way to track and view your achievements progress in real time without ever leaving the game.

"Search for Achievement Help" on any Achievements you’re struggling with. This will launch Internet Explorer for you and deliver relevant tips and strategy content based on the Achievement you are working on.

Double-tap to Snap

Double-tap the Xbox button on your controller to bring up Snap Center, where you can launch Achievements or any other snapable app, without leaving your current experience.

If you already have an app snapped, double-tap quickly switches between your game and the snapped app.

Choice of Spoken Language

Xbox One owners can now choose their preferred Spoken Language in settings to enable better voice control compatibility. This is in addition to the Country selection used to access Microsoft Store. For example, someone living in the United States who has an Australian accent may now choose English (Australia) for voice control while still having United States selected for Country location.

Future digital bundles and compilation discs

Add the functionality for content publishers to create digital bundle and disc compilation offerings in the future.